Position Number: 0065426
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term until June 2026
Faculty: Arts
Department: Research Office
Salary: UoM 9 - $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- Drive research performance in the Faculty of Arts and lead a high-performing team of research development professionals.
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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Your next career opportunity
Join the Faculty of Arts as Research Development Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing research capability and driving impactful outcomes.
Reporting to the Faculty Research Manager, you will lead a dedicated team to develop and implement initiatives that support individual and collective research capability frameworks.
Success in this role requires extensive relevant experience to effectively manage operations and deliver outcomes. If you have a proven track record in research development and a passion for enabling academic success, we encourage you to apply.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Lead and manage a team of approximately four direct reports, including by ensuring high performance of staff, delegating effectively, and supporting staff professional development, including fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration.
- Manage the implementation of the Faculty’s interdisciplinary collective research development framework, from initiative conception to wrap-up.
- Manage the Faculty’s overall pre-award process for all research funding, particularly HERDC Category 2-3 funding, and other relevant funding from opportunity identification to agreement execution.
- Directly provide expert proposal development support to highly valuable, complex, and/or strategic funding proposals.
- Grow a culture of engagement in Arts with non-traditional and/or major external funding schemes, including by fostering cross-Faculty relationships.
- Oversee elements of research impact support across all dimensions of research impact.
You may be a great fit if:
We are looking for an experienced research development professional with expertise in the Australian research funding landscape and the full development lifecycle. You will have strong leadership skills, the ability to motivate teams and excellent stakeholder management ability. Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to deliver solutions are key, along with exceptional communication and professional judgment.
You also have:
- A relevant postgraduate qualification with extensive professional experience in a research development role; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
- Deep and broad subject matter expertise spanning the full research development lifecycle, including the Australian research funding landscape.
- Excellent operational and people management skills, including demonstrated leadership with the ability to motivate and lead staff.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with a range of staff across all levels.
- Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking, with high level conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to deliver creative solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and professional judgement.
For further information please refer to the attached PD.
Your new team
Research in the Faculty of Arts examines how we operate as humans: from how we speak and how we think, to how we work and play, and even how we die. Our researchers investigate the big questions we face as humans: how do we tackle challenges like climate change, poverty, racism, disability discrimination, and war? Arts research deepens our understanding of ourselves, our past and present, to help create impactful changes for the future.
The Research Office enables the Faculty of Arts’ strategic aim of achieving research excellence and impact. Led by the Faculty Research Manager and comprising approximately 15 staff, the team provides effective operational support and manages key research development projects. The team has capabilities spanning the full range of research development, with particular strengths in research funding, impact, collaboration, and evaluation.
What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members!
For more information check out our benefits page!
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and have the opportunity to thrive regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, being a parent or having caring responsibilities.
The University of Melbourne is committed to fostering a barrier-free and inclusive recruitment process. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates throughout the application and interview stages, including accessible document formats and alternative application methods. To discuss your specific requirements, please feel free to contact Kim Groizard +61 3 9035 3218 or send an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments' to hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. You can find more information for applicants requiring reasonable adjustments on our Careers website: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Working at the University – what you need to know
This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a Working with Children Check The successful candidate can apply for the WWCC as part of the onboarding process. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Join Us and unlock your career potential!
Is this the perfect opportunity for you? Apply today! Including the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact us via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: SUNDAY 6th APRIL 2025 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Position Description: 0065426_Research Development Manager_PD.pdf
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Position Description
